Supports for physicians

The following clinical resources cover a wide variety of topics.

General clinical resources

Alberta Human Rights Commission: Medical and other professional services
Information about how to deliver care in a non-discriminatory way. The Alberta Human Rights Act protects members of the public against discrimination when using professional services.

Joule™ – A Canadian Medical Association company
Achieve clinical excellence with virtual care tools, clinical resources, professional development courses and innovation grants provided by Joule™, a Canadian Medical Association company. Joule offers member incentives that can save thousands of dollars in subscription fees every year.

Toward Optimized Practice: Clinical Practice Guidelines
TOP helps Alberta physicians and their teams implement evidence-based practices to enhance the care of their patients.

End of Life & Palliative

Living My Culture - Quality palliative care helps patients honour their culture, spirituality and traditions. At LivingMyCulture.ca, people from various cultures share their stories and wisdom about living with serious illness, end of life and grief to support others. These narratives empower and support patients and families and serve as a rich educative tool for health providers wishing to improve the delivery of culturally safe and inclusive care.

MyGrief.ca is an online support for people working through grief and loss or supporting someone who is grieving. MyGrief.ca is also an educative tool for those working in health care.

Medication use

Do Bugs Need Drugs?
Comprehensive evidence-based information for the appropriate use of antibiotics and the optimal treatment and prevention of infectious diseases:

Optimized Prescribing with Seniors (OPS) A joint communication of the Alberta Medical Association (AMA) and the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA), these articles are written by physicians for physicians prescribing in the care of older patients.

Medical cannabis

Motor vehicles

CMA Driver’s Guide
Assists physicians in assessing their patients’ ability to safely operate motor vehicles; including sections on dementia and cognitive impairment and a revised section on reporting.

Opioid safety: Patient resources

If you prescribe opioid medications, you’re encouraged to help inform and educate your patients withtwo safety fact sheets developed by the CPSA, working with concerned stakeholder groups, including the AMA:

Perinatal health care

The Alberta Perinatal Health Program (APHP) is a partnership between the AMA, Alberta Health Services and Alberta Health. The program’s quality and innovation core business function is to “Enhance the capacity of Alberta Health Services, health professionals, Alberta Health and other stakeholders to achieve optimal perinatal practice".

Smoking cessation

pcnACT
Find information about treating tobacco use and dependence in primary-care practice.